550 ORCHIDES. 



lilFRENARlA. 



Pseudobiilbis rotundalo-ovatis 3 — 4angulalis rugosis monophyllis, 

 folio eliiptico-oblongo striato peliolato aculo, scapo radicali, foliolon- 

 giori, floribus racemosis, sepalis oblongis acuminatis, lateralibus basi in 

 calcar spuriiim obtusum connatis, petalis labelloque conformibus. Peri- 

 gonium ruhrum, apicibus phvHorum flavis. 



M. Allcaril roceived it froin Rio. 



Boi. Reg. 1843. XX.X. sub .Misc. 67: Bifrenaria aiireofulva Lindl. (M, aureofulva 

 Knowles and WestcoU Florol Cabin. t. 83. M. .slcnopetala Knowles and Westcott Fl. 

 C. 2. p. 112?) 



Pseudobulbis rolundato-ovatis angulatis rugosis monophyllis , foliis 

 oblongo-lnnceolalis coslatis aculis scapo radicali multifloro brevioribus, 

 floribus longe pedicellatis, sepalis lanceolajis acuminatis, lateialibus apice 

 reflexis, petalis slriatis linearilanceolalis acuminatis, labello unguiculato 

 trilobo in medio striato; lobis lateralibus acutis intermedio lanceolalo 

 lanceolato acuminato, 



Brazil. — Yery pretty. Flowers orange coloiir. It is the ,,Epid. Limodore " of 

 Desconrlilz , and was found by ihat iraveller in greot abiindance upon faiien trees 

 enciimbering the sandy ploin through v.hich the great public road passes Irom Bana- 

 nal to llha Grande. 



Bot. Reg. XXVI. 1840. Misc. 43: gynizo subrotundo margine superiore crasso. 

 Organ Mountains. From tlie observation of tbe aulhors of tlie Floral Cabinet it has 

 tbe technical charocters of Bifrenario. 



Huc: Maxillaria stenojwlula Knwl. et West. Fl. C. II. 1838. p. 112: 



Pseudobulbis angulalis rugosis, foliis ovato-lanceolatis costatis, scapo 



radicali muUifloi^o, floribus longe pedicellatis apice reflexis, sepalis lan- 



ceolatis acuminatis, petalis slriatis linearilanceolatis aciiminatis, labello 



ungniculato, trilobo, in medio strialo, lobis iateralibtis acutis, lobo inter- 



medio lanceolalo acuminato, gynizo subrotimdo margine superiore crasso. 



Flowers orange, petals and labellum slriped wiih a dorkcr colour. Organ Mount. 



Oct. 1851. 



i" i" Labellum trifidum. 



10. BIFRENARIA AURANTI.\CA Lind!. C. Reg. XXIL (1836). 1875: 



Pseudobulbis subrolundis compressis diphyllis, foliis oblongis phcatis 

 racemi erecti longiludine, petalis erectis, labelli lobis laleralibus semi- 

 cordatis, intermedio transverso ovali subundulato basi calloso, columna 

 pubescenle. 



Dempraia. — Bot. Mng. 3597. — Rot. Reg. XXX. (1843) suh Misc. 67: Pseudo- 

 bulbs and ieaves bencath spotted crimson. 



II. Folia subulata. 



11. RIFRENARIA HADWENII Liii<ll, Poxt. Fl. G. II. p. 67. N. 332. {Sculicaria Had- 

 wenii Ilort.): 

 Floribiis solitariis.sepalis pelalisqiie undulatis acuminalis, labello cu- 



cullato marginalo snbrepando intiis pubescente crisla tridentala, 



Senl by .Mr. De Becca of Rio. Habit is distinct from Scuticaria Steelii having leaves 

 or stems not more ihan 12—14 inches long, which gives appearance of a Brassavola. 

 Frora what I iearn , flowers are solitary and on long stems like the one seiir. — 

 Prob.ibly allied to B. inodora. 3" diam exp. Sepals convox. those at the side slighlly 

 extended into a chin. Peials similar, converging over the column, which is quite 

 smooih. Dull nankeen colour with broken brown bars. Lip much paler, with hroken 

 rose coloured streaks, roundcd at ihe point and lurned inward at the base, so as to 



